School: Fedamore (B.) (roll number 14068)

Location:
Fedamore, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Martin Moloney
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    9 - Q. Elizebeth Lizze a Bessie and Bess went over the sea to rob a birds nest there was six eggs in the nest each took one each. How many were left.
    A. They took 3 eggs.
    10. - Q. Londonderry Cork and Kerry spell me that without a h.
    A. T, H, A, T,
    11. - Q. Constantinople is a very big if you are not able to spell it you are a very big donce
    A. It.
    12. - Q. If you are pulling on five coats of paint on a wall which of them will you put on first.
    A. The second one
    13 - Q. If a fellow met a fellow in a field of beans said a fellow could a fellow tell a fellow tell a fellow what a fellow what a fellow means. How many effs in that
    A. There is not f in that
    14 - Q. Black and white and red all over.
    A. A newspaper.
    15 - Q. How many sticks goes to make a Crows nest
    A. None because the Crow carries them
    16 - Q Why does a person go to bed.
    A. Because the bed wont come to them
    17 - Q. Why does a cow look over the ditch
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martin Quin
    Gender
    Male